So, instead of disrespecting Prince's own feelings, Timberlake instead sat before a giant screen that featured video imagery of Prince's performance, with Timberlake playing backup to his vocals for the iconic number, "I Would Die 4 U".

Timberlake responded to Prince, who once said, "For whoever is claiming they are bringing sexy back, sexy never left!" He was also known as a lifelong Minnesota Vikings fan, who play in the stadium hosting this year's Super Bowl.

At a press conference on Thursday, Timberlake mentioned Jackson's name, along with Jay-Z and 'NSync, when talking about rumored guests to join him onstage.

Ahead of his performance, the burning question on everyone's mind was whether there would be appearances by his former *NSYNC bandmates - or Janet Jackson.

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However, Prince's close friend, Sheila E. voiced her dismay on Twitter yesterday, saying: "Prince told me don't ever let anyone do a hologram of me". "Thank you for your support and I do look forward to seeing you all very soon".

Reuters/Luke MacgregorU.S. singer Justin Timberlake arrives for the BRIT Awards, celebrating British pop music, at the O2 Arena in London.

Meanwhile, Janet Jackson has confirmed she will not perform the SuperBowl with Timberlake, despite rumours they may return together (despite an infamous exposing incident).

It was a hit-heavy performance from Timberlake whose newly-released fifth solo album Man of the Woods has copped a savaging from critics, with its several released in quick succession failing to set the charts alight.

Manchester City to return for Riyad Mahrez deal
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North Korea earned millions flouting sanctions
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Wales and Scotland ready to rock
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Earnings Results Mixed, Stock Falls
Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Alibaba Group in a research report on Thursday, October 5th. In the case of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA ), Zacks tracked 21 brokers to create the consensus EPS estimate. 2/04/2018

Office 2019 Will Only Run On PCs With Windows 10
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